cpuidle: add a sysfs entry to disable specific C state for debug purpose.
Some C states of new CPU might be not good. One reason is BIOS might
configure them incorrectly. To help developers root cause it quickly, the
patch adds a new sysfs entry, so developers could disable specific C state
manually.
In addition, C state might have much impact on performance tuning, as it
takes much time to enter/exit C states, which might delay interrupt
processing. With the new debug option, developers could check if a deep C
state could impact performance and how much impact it could cause.
Also add this option in Documentation/cpuidle/sysfs.txt.
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Signed-off-by: ShuoX Liu <[email protected]>
Reviewed-by: Yanmin Zhang <[email protected]>
Reviewed-and-Tested-by: Deepthi Dharwar <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: Len Brown <[email protected]>